Bag frame fastener attaching means



July 24 1934- w. l. JONES BAG' FRAME FASTENER ATTACHING MEANS Filed Feb.17. 1952 Inveiov.-

Walewl Jane@ 9. e/jy.

Patented July 24, 1934 UNITED STAT Es PATENToFI-ICE l j 1,967,611 j 4Claims. j (Cl. 150-29) Y My :invention aims to provide improvements inbag frame fastener-attaching means. In the'drawmg. which illustratespreferred embodiments of myinventionz- Figure 1v is a perspectiveelevation View of an improved form of bag frame structure to which myinvention is applicable;

Fig. 2"-'is'an enlarged section taken through D the bag frame andshowing parts of the fastenerattaching means;

Fig. 3 is a plan section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2 to show themanner of securing the attaching means to the frame structure;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a frame member and a fastener-attachingmeans prior to complete assembly; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4 of a second form ofattaching means.

My invention is particularly, though not exclusively, adapted for use insecuringr separable fastenings to frame members of handbags.

In the drawing, I have shown a pair of U- shaped frame members 1 and 2(Figs. 2 and 3) of usual construction and hinged together for r"movement of one relative to the other.

The frame members 1 and 2 which I have selected for illustration anddescription are U-shaped in cross-section with the open ends of the Ufacing .7. outwardly (Figs. 1 and 2). 3oL

The particular separable fastening means shown is for illustration onlybecause many snapacting types of fastening members may be attached inthe manner which constitutes my inv. vention and which I shall nowdescribe. The attaching means illustrated ts into the U-shaped framemembers and when attached is substantially L-shaped or reversedL-shaped, depending upon the frame member to which it is secured.

Each attaching member has an upwardly pro- 4o jecting portion 3 locatedadjacent to the inner wall 4 of the frame member and being free to yieldrelative thereto. At the lower end of the portion 3 there is provided aflange portion 5 which is adapted to t between the upstanding tendingfrom the outer edge of the first mentioned flange portion 5 and providedwith a frameengaging portion 8 at its free edge which is of less widththan the ange portion '7, as illustrated in Fig. 3. When the attachingmember is secured in position this frame-engaging portion 8 extends intoa slot 9 in the inner wall 4, thereby preventing the attaching part fromfall-ing out of the frame member.

The combined length of the flange portion 7 and the frame-engagingportion 8 is greater than the width of the space between the upstandingwalls of the frame member and therefore I use a novel method of securingthe device in position. Prior to securing the attachingmember .to theframe the flange 7 and frame-engaging portion 8 extend downwardly at anangle from the flange 5, as best illustrated in Fig. 4. With thisarrangement the device can be inserted between the walls of the framemember 1 until it reaches the position shown in Fig. 4. Then a suitabletool may be used to engage the ange 5 and press the device downwardly,thereby iiattening the flange portion 7 and forcing the frame-engagingportion 8 to enter the slot 9 securely to attach'the device asillustrated in Fig. 2. The particul-ar construction of the deviceillustrated in Figs. 1 through 4 is desirable because the fasteningmeans 10 located at the upper end of the portion 3 can move readily tomake snap engagement with the fastening portion 11 on the other memberdue to the fact that the lattaching member may yield throughout thelength of the iiange 5 and the portion 3. Furthermore, the action of thedevice is such that there is a downward pressure upon the flange portion7 adjacent to that end which is not connected to the frame, while thereis an upward pressure at that end which is secured to the frame. In thismanner the device is securely attached and cannot become disengagedaccidentally.

In Fig. 5 I have shown another form of attaching means which has asingle flange l2 at the bottom provided with a frame-engaging extension13 adapted to engage in a slot 14 in the outer Wall. The manner ofattachment of this device is substantially the same as described inconnection with Figs. 1 through 4. While this device is somewhat moresimple in construction than the rst described device and may be useful,it is not as desirable as the former because the yielding action tendsto move the frame-engaging portion 13 laterally out of the slot 14.

While I have illustrated and described preferred embodiments of myinvention, I do not wish to be limited thereby, because the scope of myinvention is best deiined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A bag frame structure comprising, in combination, a pair of framemembers hinged together at their ends, each of said frame members beingU-shaped in cross-section, separable fastengether at their ends, eachlof said frame members` being U-shaped in cross-section, separablefasten-v ing members securing the' frame members to" gether, one of saidfastening members having al substantially L-shaped portionv located inone of said U-shaped frame members and having a frame-engaging portionextending therefrom into one of the upright Walls of the U-shaped framemember to secure the L-shaped portionk to the. frame, said L-shapedportion having a double thickness at the bottom and the frame-engagingportion extending from the lower portion into the Wall of the frameadjacent' to the lupright portion.

3. Abag frame structure comprising, in combination,A a pair of framemembers hinged together yat their ends, each of said frame members beingU-shaped in cross-section, separable fastening members securing theframe members. to-

gether, one of said fastening members having a. substantially L-shapedportion located in one of said U-shaped frame members with the bottom ofthe L-shaped portion substantially parallel to the bottom of theU-shaped frame member and the upright portion substantially parallel toone of the upright Walls of the U,shaped frame member and having 'aframe-engaging portion of less width than the width of the bottom of theL- shaped portion extending therefrom into one of the upright Walls ofthe U-shaped frame member to secure the L-shaped portion to the frame.

V4'. A' bag fratrie structure comprising, in combination, a pair offrame members hinged tos gether at theirendaeach of said frame membersbeing U-shaped infcross-section, separable fastening members securingthe frame members to- .getherg one of saidfastening members having aVsubstantially L-shaped portion located in one 'of said U-shaped framemembers, said L-shaped Y.

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